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It is a huge problem in America when people come from other countries and see teen mothers pregnant or with their babies. Teen pregnancy has been studied for many years. Roughly one in four teens are pregnant by age twenty. The amount of babies born in the United States per year is around 250,000. If teen pregnancy were to stop the amount of babies born per year would be 150,000. Teen pregnancy brings huge financial problems on the parents and grandparents of the baby. I believe that I have…

Exploring the Parallelisms of The Catcher in the Rye J.D Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye is one of the most widely read novels in American Literature due to its highly relatable material; so relatable, in fact, the novel’s parallelisms have perpetuated since its origin. Teenagers particularly connect with the novel’s depiction of the “adult world” and also the novel’s portrayal of the transition between childhood and adulthood. In addition, the novel resonates with adults because having…

Society has many different interpretations of teenage love relationships. Many say sometimes that the teenagers can’t be in love and that it’s not a real relationship they are just messing around and having fun. But in reality many relationships that start in the teens are very real and can last a lifetime if they want it to. Taylor Swift singer and song writer, she tells many tales of her own relationships experiences as well as some of her very close friends. The topics and experiences she…

In todays society we, as children, are groomed to fit into the traditional gender roles by the purchases of gender-specific toys (ie. Trucks for boys, easy bake ovens for girls) as well as the purchase of blue and green clothing for boys and pink for girls. Many don’t even realize that they are ingraining things such as gender role in their children from such an early age. Some, however, break the mold and allow their children to cross the gender barriers that we as a society have set up and…

So many people wish to have a child. So many others can’t seem to accept that gift and instead, to abort the child. Aborting a child is a very serious decision. But it also could be the only choice the mother has. In some ways aborting a child can be acceptable but there are many more reasons to stop abortion. According to the website guttmatcher.org, 40 million abortions are performed worldwide every year. Some mothers abort their child because it was a pregnancy result of rape. under…

Should Parents Set Rules For Teen Dating? The problem with teens dating and not having any supervision is that things will happen and the parents won’t know how to help them because they are not involved with it. If the parent wants to help, they can’t because the child didn’t tell them anything about their date. People should be allowed to date but under supervision and rules because you never know what can happen to them, or for any reason. First of all I think that relationships should…

undergo this physical change which is supposed to be experienced by fully grown women. Therefore, they are facing higher risk of having high blood pressure, anemia and vitamin deficiencies as well as potential problems for their babies such as premature birth, developmental delay and mental retardation (World Health Organisation,…

Thailand; Woman for Sale Thailand is well known as the one of best sex travel destination in the world. Since the Vietnam War, commercialized sex in Thailand was a small industry then began to flourish in 1970. During the 1990s it is estimated the number of children and women engaged in sex industry was not less than 400 thousand. Prostitution is tolerated, partly regulated operates clandestinely in many parts of the country and has gained international notoriety among travellers from many…

In National Hawthorne’s story The Birthmark, there are several themes present. In particular, it is clear there is a struggle between science and nature. The story starts with two people who were married, one being Georgiana, who represented nature and Aylmer, her husband who represented science. Aylmer was always successful in his scientific experiments, he could invent something out of nothing, and yet failed in trying to what he thought was to fix his wife. Georgiana had the ability to calm…

What makes something real? That is the question Ask Me If I Care poses. Finding out who you are and becoming what you want to be is a major theme in this short story. In the early days of The Flaming Dildos we glimpse their struggles to be what they consider is real. In their minds, true artists are “real” to the core by being exactly as advertised. True artists are true externally and internally, with full disclosure to the world at all times. The Flaming Dildos are a band searching for an…